As mentioned in my previous post, in order to test the static component of CpGears, I created a small widget that I call the “Image Zoom”. It’s a Captivate 5 widget that creates a thumbnail from an image and displays it full size when clicked on. This is very useful when you want to save real estate like in a quiz. I have build a small demo that showcase its capabilities.

Now, I decided to put it on sale since I did spend a little bit of time fine tuning it. The use of the widget is fairly intuitive but I must admit that I did not yet create a page for it with all the explanations on how to install it and how to configure it. So, since I’m ashamed of myself I decided to cut down the price until I write all the documentations. I was thinking of selling the widget for about $10 but I will cut the price to $5 for those who read this blog!

In order to claim the special, when buying, just use the code: MISSINGDOC

Addemdum: The page has now been created here. So sorry but the special has now ended.

Have fun!

15 Responses to “Image Zoom Widget”

Wow, just a few minutes after I posted my widget I got a sale from Australia (thanks Tim!). So, just to make sure that users can actually use it without having too much problem. Here’s a small procedure:

1) Insert an image on the slide and give it a name. Make sure that the image is not completely off the slide. I also set the visibility of the image to false (unchecked).

2) Insert the widget and for the name parameter, just put the name that you gave to the image in step 1)

Voilà, you should be able to use the widget now. Don`t worry, I will keep the discount until I actually write a good documentation about it

love the idea behind this widget, and I can see lots and lots of uses for it in my work. One little point of frustration for me though – as I’ve played with the widget, it seems that the thumbnail produced doesn’t maintain the transparency of the image? Is that right, or am I doing something wrong?

You have an eye for trouble This is something I never through about testing! I’m ashamed of myself … The fix is relatively easy. I will correct it and send the update to everyone. Now that you opened Pandora’s box, are you expecting the full image to also show the transparency?

I believe that’s what I will end up doing. The transparency for the thumbnail but the background color for the full image (just like it is right now – white).

As for the beer, I did try but it looks like it’s a severe limitation in the Captivate Widget API. Maybe you can make a request to Adobe to include that in Cp6? I’m sure we’ll get a lot of supporters for that

Hi. Do you have a try it before to buy option?. I need to know if the widget lets to show different pictures, not the same as your demo … and if I can to make click not on a thumbnail but in a click area … Thanks.

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